African American Religion : a very short introduction / Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
"African American Religion offers a provocative historical and philosophical treatment of the religious life of African Americans. Glaude argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it singles out the distinctive ways religion has been leveraged by...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press, USA,
[2014]
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
397. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | "African American Religion offers a provocative historical and philosophical treatment of the religious life of African Americans. Glaude argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it singles out the distinctive ways religion has been leveraged by African Americans to respond to different racial regimes in the United States. That bold claim frames how he reads the historical record. Slavery, Jim Crow, and current appeals to color blindness serve as a backdrop for his treatment of conjure, African American Christianity and Islam"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 142 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199373132 0199380775 9780199373130 9780199380770 |